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Deputy Director of Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

He Fan is Deputy Director of Institute of World Economics and Politics in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). A specialist on China’s macro-economy, international finance, and international political economy, Dr. He is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 100 papers in professional economics journals. He Fan is also an advisor to many Chinese government agencies an...

Hong Seuk Ryule is a Associate Professor of the Department of History at Sungshin Women's University in Seoul. Professor Hong holds a Ph.D. in Korean History from Seoul National University. He has also spent time as a visiting Researcher at the University of Maryland at College Park(1999-2000). He specialized in the modern history of Korea, and specifically, U.S.-ROK and inter-Korean relations...

Benjamin D. Hopkins is a specialist in modern South Asian history, in particular that of Afghanistan, as well as British imperialism. His research focuses on the role of the colonial state in creating the modern states inhabiting the region. His first book, The Making of Modern Afghanistan, examined the efforts of the British East India Company to construct an Afghan state in the early part of the...

Jia Qingguo is Professor and Associate Dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1988.He is member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of the China Democratic League and a guest supervisor of the Ministry of Supervision. He is a member of the Academic Degree Rev...

Ma Jun is a the director of one of China's most dynamic environmental NGOs, the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), which is committed to promoting transparency around pollution issues in China. IPE developed the China Water Pollution Map, the first public database of water pollution information in China. In discussing the creation of the database Ma Jun stated: "...

MA Candidate in Korean Studies, Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies

Seung Mo (Azariah) Kang was born in Seoul, South Korea. He spent most of his childhood and teenage years in the UK and the US, and received his BA in Anthropology and Asian Studies at Macalester College. Afterwards, he moved back to Korea and served in the armed forces as a translating officer in the Korean Air Force for 3 years. Upon completing his duty, he briefly worked for a...